Pet Advice
Pet Advice
Practical advice and tips how to look after your pet. Read through our advice, guides and articles to find tips how best to care for your pets.
Obesity & Weight loss
The internet is full of cute, funny photos and videos of ‘chonky’ pets – ...
Looking after your senior pet
When is a pet classified as being senior or mature? Dogs and cats are considered ...
How to lose 15kg in 2 hours!
“Rex”, a 52kg Labrador presented with a large weighty fatty growth (lipoma) over the ...
New Danger to Pet Rabbits
A new rabbit calicivirus strain (Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus RHDV-K5) is set to be released ...
Welcome Back Dr Amy Hill
We are thrilled to have Dr. Amy Hill return from maternity leave.Now she is not ...
Does Your Dog Have Difficulty Breathing?
Have you ever wondered what can be done to help those squishy face dogs like ...
“Ned” Finally Gets a Clear View Of The World!
18 month old “Ned” presented with a squinty and weepy right eye. Examination revealed a ...
Senior Pets – Good Health
EARLY SENIOR SIGNS … Have you noticed any lumps or bumps; changes in appetite or ...
Cycad or Sago ‘Palm’ Toxicity
Three cycad species are popular ornamental plants and grow well in this area, with the ...
Itchy skin and ear infections
Around springtime, we often see an increase in itchy skin (dermatitis) and ear infections in
Myths Surrounding Ear Disease!
TRUE or FALSE? Plucking a hair from “hairy eared dogs” is beneficial!… FALSE Why? This ...
Happy Tail Visits
Happy Tail Visits are brief visits to our vet hospital with the goal of teaching ...
Local hardware store aids Taizo’s jaw surgery!
“Taizo” is a 4 yr old male shihtzu who was rushed to us for attention ...
Cockatoo Shot with Slug Gun
One of the treasured Wildlife ARC carers recently presented an adult cockatoo unable to fly ...
Turtle Surgery…@ EHVH
We see many local fauna cases with vehicle injuries including turtles with shell cracks, essentially ...
Dental Improvement plan
Here at Erina Heights Vet Hospital, we are dedicated to giving you and your pet ...
Barbecue & Picnic Hazards
With the sun shining and beautiful warm weather upon us – who can resist a ...
Dettol Causes Blistered Tongue
Picasso is a three years old cat presented to us a day after being seen ...
What’s with “Grain Free” Diets?
Various human food trends have found their way into the pet food market, especially those ...
When to desex your family pet?
At the Australian Veterinary Association Conference in Perth (2015) evidence was presented linking early prepubertal ...
Water Safety
Some pets love to get involved in fun water activities when the weather heats up. ...
Arthritis
Your Best Friend Could Be in Pain but Can’t Tell You. In many ways, ...
Unlucky Gall Bladder Problem
“Lucky” an 11 year old Maltese terrier was referred from another clinic for abdominal ultrasound ...
Tick Season Is Here
We strongly urge ALL dog owning clients to preference one of the three oral brands ...
Chocolate Toxicity
Yes, Easter is long gone, but chocolate toxicity is still a common enough occurrence in ...
Welcome back to Puppy Preschool!
Exciting news! Puppy preschool is back! We will be starting new classes on Tuesday afternoons ...
Christmas & New Year’s Hazards
The silly season is an exciting time of year, with Christmas and New Year’s Eve ...
How old is my pet in human years?
Our Pet Age Calculator will tell you. Turns out it's not as simple as just ...
Toxic Plant Identified by Erina Heights Vets
‘World first recorded’ – Erina Heights Vet Hospital identified the toxicity of this plant in ...
Welcome back!
Have you seen some familiar faces back in the clinic?! We are delighted to ...